Object Number 1960.1202.002

Object Name

Spoon (Teaspoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Canada, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin possibly British Isles.

Date

1770-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "P.P." stamped in a rounded rectangle
2. Mark; Handle, underside; Passant gardant lion stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Bowl, underside; "I LOVE LIBERTY" stamped in low relief

Subjects

Birds

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

4.961 (L) , 0.984 (W) , 0.388 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.6 (L) , 2.5 (W) , 11 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488